The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-01
Local and State Notes.

Local and State Notes.
The Chicago & Alton charges that the Wabash
is again cutting rates between Chicago and st.
Louis
E. j. Swords is to represent the O., B. & O.
road as it's eastern agent headquarters. New
York, vice r. Tenbroeck resigned.
No freights will be received at the city freight
depots after 10 A. NJ. to-day, the roads making 1t
q half holiday.
High official authority says that the earnings
of the Vandalia lines in September were the
largest in any month in the history OF the road.
A cut of so per cent merchandise rates be-
tween Chicago and Minneapolis has been an
rounced by the Minnesota & Northwestern road.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
ordered an English neine of the most improved
type for comparison with their best American
locomotive.
The Pullman train which carries the presiden-
tiai party is in charge of W. S. Baldwin. for
merly general passenger agent OF the L., n. A.
q G. road.
Engine II, belonging to the c.. l.. St l.. & c.
road. is just out of the shop. rebuilt, straight
smokestack. extension boiler etc. This engine
is mogul build and weighs forty eight tons.
The Saline branch Of the Vandalia, running
from Brazil to Clay City, has been opened for
passep gers as well as freight business. An ex-
cursion was run over this branch Thursday.
The Vandalia ticket Office at St Louis has
been 60 pressed with business the last four DAYS
that John Chesborough, the general passenger
agent pulled off his coat and went to selling
tickets.
Charles Gibson has been elected president of
the Louisville Bridge company, vice DR.. Standi-
ford, deceased. Mr.. Gibson is q member of the
prominent legal firm of Gibson & Gibson. Louis
wills, KY.
Vice President Benson. of the Minnesota &
Northwestern road. passed through the city yes
terday route for New York. He travels In
coach built of California redwood, and 1t IS an
elegant affair both in its interior and exterior
finish
ON the evening of the Goth engine No log, on
the Bee-line proper. hauled a train consisting OF
an express and baggage cars. two coaches, and
the Boston and New York sleeping coaches.
from Bellefontaine to La Rue, twenty-six miles.
in 274 minutes.
The Wabash management have introduced
new feature to encourage their section men to
put their track in order. Beside giving the men
on the best sections premium they have the
additional honor OF marking the best sections
by sign board
The company owning the LeGranGe signal
and switch, which is performing SO admirably
ut the crossing of the j., NJ q l. tracks and the
Belt road have received a handsome offer from
o syndicate for this invention, and have Its &C
ceptsnce under consideration.
The management of the Lake Erie e Western
road expect to have their track into Peoria by
the Ist of December. On the extension 400
teams are now at work. and a proportionate
number Of men. Through the winter months
only freie ht trains will be run over the extern
sion.
The freight agents of the Bee. line, the Penn
sylvania and the c., l., ST l.. g. c. roads state
that tho tonnage handled at the city freight de-
pots of the respective lines was the largest last
month in the history or the roads The remark
will apply TO inbound well as outbound ship
ments
Several of the Indiana roads have been
troubled 20 get sufficient water for their loco
motives the last few weeks. OF so long duration
was the drought. but the recent rains nave TO q
large extent removed the trouble on that score,
much to the relief of the engineers and superin-
tendents
A. NJ. Stewart, general livestock agent of the
Bee-line. spent yesterday in the city, looking
after matters connected with his department.
He states that the livestock traffic OF the Bee
line has been very satisfactory thus far this
year, - ing 10 per cent. heavier than in the first
nine months of 1885,
All claims against the Terre Haute g. Indian
apolis road which are the result of the Ives
Staynor deal are being met as promptly as they
mature On the 10Th of last month 800 900 was
paid to one Of the Indianapolis banks which
loaned money to the Ives party as representing
the Il. III. d. 1. r. r. Company.
The railroad track from the rolling mill to
connection with the Union tracks by running
eastward to the Union Depot, is be changed
aud connection will be made by running
ward after crossing the L. Ell. 81 j. tracks How
President McKeen expects any business can be
done with his freight depot where it now stands,
hemmed in with railroad tracks, is problem.
In railroad circles q good deal of interest is
taken in the move made by the Manitoba Rail-
road Company to force the Northern Pacific to
interchange business with them. The decision
of the Interstate Com mission will indirectly aft
feet certain Indiana polls roads which not be-
having very handsomely in their interchange of
business with some other roads csntering here
A. l.. Egeieston and W. NJ. Egeleston. train
dispatchers on the j., Nj. 81 l. road, to-day begin
their twenty-frst year of service in this capacity
that road During the time they have held
the position accident has occurred on the j.,
NJ. g. l. road which the train dispatcher was
It fault The company pays them $500 per
month. and have anxiety about the move
ment OF their trains.
III. G. Farrow. recently appointed live stock
agent of the L.. b. a. w. at the Indianapolis
stock yards, is shaping up matters to do some
business both into and OF Indianapolis, and
he 10 encouraged in doing by I'll. g. DIshl.
general freight agent. Now if the transporta-
lion department will do It's part the road will
soon reach it's old position-that Of bringing
more stock into Indianapolis than any other
Western road.
A correspondent of the Chicago Times. who
was refused his annual pass the l., d. 81 s.
road, has been writing some articles for the
Times alleging that the bridges and trestles
the road in bad condition and unsafe to run
4raina oyer TO refuto tho elanderoua charge